3,515 hedge funds and large institutions have $255B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 254 funds opening new positions, 1,405 increasing their positions, 1,482 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4153,515 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,405 | Existing positions reduced: 1,482

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.95%76.53% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,515
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
240
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.24B
2 +$1B
3 +$774M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$743M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$683M

Top Sellers

1 -$5.11B
2 -$2.47B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$348M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$294M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
3126
$283K
3127
$283K
3128
$283K
3129
$282K
3130
$281K
3131
$281K
3132
$281K
3133
$280K
3134
$280K
3135
$280K
3136
$280K
3137
$278K
3138
$278K
3139
$277K
3140
$277K
3141
$276K
3142
$275K
3143
$274K
3144
$273K
3145
$273K
3146
$273K
3147
$273K
3148
$272K
3149
$272K
3150
$272K